Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Stevie Nicks Sets 2022 Fall Tour
The Sept-Oct run now totals 18 shows. Guitarist Waddy Wachtel, who serves as musical director, told BCB, “It’s great [to be back]. We live for it.”
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Joni Mitchell Shines in 2022 Newport Folk Festival Appearance
It was quite an evening as the then-78 year-old singer-songwriting legend was a special guest of Brandi Carlile, whose set closed the annual event
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Steve Morse Departs Deep Purple Due to Wife’s Health
He’s been a member of the classic rock band since 1994, performing on their last eight studio albums. His wife, Janine, is battling cancer
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ZZ Top’s Busy 2022: New ‘Raw’ Album (With Original Lineup) and Tour
The album features the late Dusty Hill. Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard have an extensive tour across the U.S.
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Gilbert O’Sullivan, ’70s Hitmaker, Sets 2022 Tour, LP
The singer-songwriter scored a #1 smash with “Alone Again (Naturally),” the #2 single in the U.S. in 1972, and followed it up with several more
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New Paul McCartney Book From Photographer Harry Benson
The book is timed to its subject’s 80th birthday. The celebrated lensman began shooting McCartney in 1964 and later had intimate access to Paul and Linda
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Don McLean ‘American Pie’ Documentary, Tour Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Classic
The singer-songwriter released his iconic album and song in 1971. Many can recite his eight-and-a-half minute opus by heart
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Limp Bizkit Postpones Tour Due to Fred Durst Health Concerns
“To my surprise, my doctor [told] me to stay close by to do some more tests.” The rap/rock band were to begin a new run of their “Still Sucks” tour
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‘Levon Helm: Rock, Roll & Ramble’ Book, From Insider, Arrives
As he recovered from cancer and bankruptcy, he staged a comeback with intimate house concerts he hosted at his studio in Woodstock, the very building he almost lost to the bank
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Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp Release New Studio Album, ’18’
Beck launched a European tour prior to its release, with Depp as special guest. Listen to several tracks including some unique cover choices
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